Question

what factor has influenced the location of the iron and steel industry in jamshedpur.

Answer 1

Answer:

TISCO at Jamshedpur. Availability of electricity: Mostly hydro and water for cooling. Eg: Bokaro steel plant on banks of river Damodar, Visheshwarya steel plant, Kar near river Bhadra.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Basically, iron and steel industry is a resource-based industry; therefore, its location is determined by raw materials as well as by availability of power resources. The capital, market and transport are the other factors influencing the localisation of iron and steel industry.